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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of a board of directors of a regional |
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mobility authority created by a municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 370, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 370.2511 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 370.2511. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) |
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This section applies only to an authority created by a |
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municipality. |
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(b) The governing body of a municipality by order may |
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establish the governing body as the board of directors of an |
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authority. |
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(c) If the board of directors of an authority created by a |
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municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the |
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municipality, the presiding officers of the governing body of the |
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municipality are the presiding officers of the board. |
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(d) Each director of a board under this section has equal |
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status and may vote. |
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(e) The vote of a majority attending a board meeting is |
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necessary for any action taken by a board under this section. If a |
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vacancy exists on a board, the majority of directors serving on the |
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board is a quorum. |
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(f) The governing body of a municipality that becomes the |
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board of an existing authority under this section shall by |
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resolution provide for the transfer process that establishes the |
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governing body as the board of the authority. |
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(g) If the board of directors of an authority created by a |
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municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the |
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municipality, Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, |
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370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, 370.255 do not apply to the |
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board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |